June 8
June 8
Apache chief Cochise dies
Chief Cochise, one of the great leaders of the Apache Indians in their battles with the Anglo‑Americans, dies on the Chiricahua reservation in southeastern Arizona. Little is known of Cochise’s…
A Year In History: 1874
This Year in History:
1874
Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
November 30
November 30
Winston Churchill born
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, the British leader who guided Great Britain and the Allies through the crisis of World War II, is born at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England. Churchill…
December 14
December 14
Burglar confesses to high‑profile kidnapping case
A botched burglary attempt further clouds one of the earliest kidnap‑for‑ransom cases. As he was about to go to bed, wealthy New Yorker Holmes Van Brunt heard burglars breaking into…
